Investing Advice

Copycat investing, as the name implies, refers to the strategy of replicating the investment ideas of famous investors or investment managers. The strategy is also known as coattail investing, since the investor rides on the coattails of those who presumably have much...

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To start your day off with a happy hypothetical, let’s say you’ve been following our advice on how to build a buffer account. It’s going so well that now you’ve got a little money you’d like to invest. “Great—I’m going...

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Happy belated new year! If I still wrote checks, I’d be writing 2012 on them. So if it’s been a while since you’ve looked at your investment portfolio, I know the feeling. But if you’re in the January spirit, reworking...

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Earlier this year, the California state pension (CalPERS), made a couple of blockbuster decisions that you almost certainly didn’t hear about. First, CalPERS decided to transition from actively managed to index funds in its defined-contribution plan. That means in its...

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MintLife investing expert Matthew Amster-Burton is answering questions from Mint.com Facebook fans. If you’d like to ask Matthew a question about investing, retirement planning, or saving for college, drop us an email. MintLife reader Zachary asks: What are the best types of investments...

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MintLife investing expert Matthew Amster-Burton is answering questions from Mint.com Facebook fans. If you’d like to ask Matthew a question about investing, retirement planning, or saving for college, drop us an email. MintLife reader Ryan asks: Why bother anymore? The stock market, even...

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MintLife investing expert Matthew Amster-Burton is answering questions from Mint.com Facebook fans. If you’d like to ask Matthew a question about investing, retirement planning, or saving for college, drop us an email. MintLife reader Patrick asks: Would you consider an ETF like QQQ or SPY for a 5- to...

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Smart investing is all about staying abreast of the latest trends. And with the year’s biggest shopping season fast approaching, there’s no better time to reassess your portfolio. Mint.com and Motif Investing have partnered together for an infographic outlining the...

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Have you ever gotten that nagging uncomfortable feeling that while you talk about making your community and world a better place (cleaner air, more vibrant communities, living wages, etc.), your investments are somehow funding all that you are against? Yet...

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The standard cliché is that, relatively speaking, men are financial daredevils who like risk and that women are cautious and want security. Alternatively expressed, men are more risk friendly than women. Or to rephrase the title of a bestseller, “men buy...

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